The OGF 28 Call for Session Proposals is now open at: http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/cfp.php Open Grid Forum, OGF28 March 15-19, 2010 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Munich, Germany Call for Session Proposals for the Joint Program & Tutorials - http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/cfp.php “Future of Distributed Computing Infrastructures” Grids matured to production infrastructures in academic and commercial usage scenarios. In addition, Cloud computing evolved as a promising new paradigm for infrastructure provisioning. For academics, such distributed computing and service infrastructures are considered as key enablers for the future of eScience. The commercial application of such technologies leads to similar challenges and consideration. OGF28 will provide a forum to foster new relationships and collaborations based on common interests, and develop best practices and technical specifications related to Distributed Computing Infrastructures. If you are interested in the future of distributed computing, OGF28 is the place to be in March 2010. The PC event committee seeks active participation by key projects in this area, especially from Europe, US and Asia. In addition to OGF's chartered groups and Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions, the Program Committee is soliciting proposals for content that support its mission of accelerating distributed computing adoption in both research and industry. While the Program Committee will consider all proposed content related to grid technology and usage, they are particularly seeking content related to the following topics: Strategic Session - Linking data-intensive, large-scale projects in Distributed Computing Infrastructures - European Strategic Outlook on the Future of DCI (e.g. key EU Projects in ICT) Technical topics: - Future of Clouds, Grids on Clouds, Clouds and HPC - Data, Data Access and Data Repositories for Distributed Computing Infrastructures - Security in Grids, Clouds - Production Grid Interoperability - Software Sustainability for DCI - Green IT, Energy Efficiency Additionally, OGF and OGF-Europe are accepting proposals for multiple half-day or full-day tutorials with a hands-on focus and designed to enhance technology skills. The deadline to submit session proposals for the joint program is: 15 December 2009, notification will be provided by 15 January 2010. Submit your session proposal at http://www.ogf.org/OGF28/cfp.php OGF28 Program Committee Members: - Thilo Kielmann - Ignacio Llorente - Uwe Schwiegelshohn - Thomas Rueter - Fabrizio Gagliardi - Silvana Muscella - Ian Osborne - Shantenu Jha - Martin Anthony Walker - Martin Swany - Graham Cameron - Ann Borda - Satoshi Sekiguchi - Andrew Grimshaw - Simon Lin Programm Committee Chair: Ramin Yahyapour General Chairman: Dieter Kranzlmüller Local Chairman: Nils Otto vor dem gentschen Felde THanks, Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Replogle Executive Director, Open Grid Forum replogle@ogf.org http://www.ogf.org